Author Avatar: Abdul Alhazred was Lovecraft's play name when he was younger.Yet another possible translation scans as "slave of the Destroyer.".Specifically, it is often said to be a corruption of Abd al-Azrad, a name-or, more likely, a title or pseudonym- best translated as "servant of the Great Lord." Which is Truth in Television, since many ancient Arabic writers or works are better known by their bastardized names. Others have attempted to correct this, by saying that this is a corruption of the original name. As Long as It Sounds Foreign: The name Abdul Alhazred was invented by Lovecraft as a child and makes no sense in Arabic.It's not until the end of the book that he formally introduces himself as the traveller and by his true name. And That Little Girl Was Me: In Necronomicon: The Wanderings Of Alhazred, Abdul almost never refers to himself by name in his work and rarely uses the word "I", instead claiming that "a traveller" happened to visit the areas he describes and committed certain acts that he doesn't directly take credit for.
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